wttr.in
Ranked 6 of 14 weather apps by recommenders
People recommend wttr.in as a plain-text forecast fetched with curl, plus an API. Critics mention a misaligned display and off temperatures.
People recommend wttr.in as a plain-text forecast fetched with curl, plus an API. Critics mention a misaligned display and off temperatures.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 79%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Quick forecast from the terminal via curl
“You don't need anything more than https://wttr.in/ even with all the fancy terminal graphics.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM” “curl https://wttr.in/ Inside of a conky widget would do the trick, I think.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM” “I `curl wttr.in` pretty much every day.”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site” Works as a daily weather app
“I `curl wttr.in` pretty much every day.”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site” “That's basically my weather app.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM” Usable in widgets and custom displays
“They also have a nice API where you can pull the raw weather data and fancy it up any way you like graphically.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM” “curl https://wttr.in/ Inside of a conky widget would do the trick, I think.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Does not work perfectly for everyone
“wttr.in doesn't work perfectly for me”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site”
Other weather apps people recommend
The four most recommended other weather apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brolly | 28 | 7 | 80% | 1 | — | — |
| Sundial weather app | 22 | 1 | 96% | 3 | — | — |
| Apple Weather | 20 | 54 | 27% | 6 | — | — |
| Acme Weather | 17 | 13 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| wttr.inThis page | 11 | 3 | 79% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It reported temperatures that were about 30°C off.”
“The display on that page is literally broken for me, the boxes are all misaligned.”
“That's basically my weather app.”
“They also have a nice API where you can pull the raw weather data and fancy it up any way you like graphically.”
“The most lightweight solution I can think of is”
“curl https://wttr.in/ Inside of a conky widget would do the trick, I think.”
“You don't need anything more than https://wttr.in/ even with all the fancy terminal graphics.”
“I `curl wttr.in` pretty much every day.”
“vs wttr.in/nyc <---which is plainly obvious”
“wttr.in doesn't work perfectly for me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.